Goodbye Normal Jeans
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"Goodbye Normal Jeans" is the 130th episode of King of the Hill
, and the 4th episode of the 7th season. The episode's title is a reference to the 1976 film Goodbye Norma Jean, about the life of Marilyn Monroe
. This episode is rated TV-PG.
is in danger of failing home economics
due to his clowning around, and receives a take-home exam in the form of a stained cheerleader outfit to clean. With Hank
already angry with him for taking home ec as a guy, Bobby seeks assistance in stain removal from Peggy
, and she all too gladly takes control and douses the garment in bleach - which not only damages the cheerleader outfit, but also destroys Hank's favorite pair of blue jeans
, his dungarees. With Hank now even more upset with Bobby's home ec endeavors, Bobby humbly seeks help from his teacher, who teaches him how to sew an entirely new pair from a bolt of denim
, using the old jeans as a pattern. Peggy is astonished at first with how straight Bobby's seams are compared to her own, but her astonishment turns to jealousy when the jeans fit Hank perfectly and he cannot stop raving about them.
Peggy serves her usual Tuesday platter of pork chops for dinner, but Bobby pulls a beautiful pot roast from the oven and brings it to the table, asking Hank to sign a homework card for it. Hank tries a slice before signing, and finds himself going back for seconds and thirds, telling a now indignant Peggy that they ought to eat Bobby's roast and save her pork chops for another night. After dinner Peggy seeks help from Nancy, who lends her a homemaking magazine; Peggy spies an article featuring a magnificent Thanksgiving
centerpiece, but ends up using yard waste to assemble a sad-looking collection of twigs and bird nests in the dining room.
Peggy winds up contracting fleas from the bird nests, and heads to the hair salon to have her hairdresser Ernst, a near-perfect embodiment of the gay
hairdresser stereotype, remove them. She bemoans how Bobby is replacing her as a homemaker, and Ernst suggests that she make up in the bedroom for her son's usurpation everywhere else in the house and gives her a makeover, complete with a new hairdo. She returns home to find that Bobby has already prepared a fantastic dinner in her absence. Peggy remains determined to seduce Hank out of his admiration for Bobby's new domestic skills, but Hank is still raving about Bobby's cooking, and begins to gag from the fumes of Peggy's hairstyling products and turns in for the night.
During the night, Hank keeps getting woken up by Peggy's hair fumes, and she awakens to find him pulling their beds apart to escape them. Furious, she storms out to sleep on the couch, only to find Bobby cleaning; he offers her his bed, wanting to continue his housework, and she grudgingly accepts. Hank later invites Bobby to sleep in Peggy's bed since the couch is still damp from cleaning, but he and Bobby instead stay up watching TV, eating snacks, and talking, leaving Peggy feeling even more left out than ever. After confronting them, she retreats back into Bobby's room, whereupon she notices the corner of the homemaking magazine sticking out from under Bobby's mattress. She calls Hank in, eagerly expecting him to become upset at this discovery; he instead asks if Bobby can prepare a Thanksgiving turkey as featured in the magazine. To Peggy's further consternation, Bobby has already started preparing it! Hank decides that Bobby ought to prepare the entire Thanksgiving feast this year, and Bobby asks if Peggy can place the turkey in the oven for him while he and Hank search for the holiday dishware. Livid, Peggy instead absconds with the turkey on Bobby's bike.
Peggy heads to Ernst's apartment, thinking to share the turkey with someone who, like her, is alone on Thanksgiving. But when she gets to the apartment she discovers that although he fits the stereotype in every other way he isn't actually gay, and has a loving wife and infant son. Ernst calls Hank and relates the situation to him, and Hank decides to take action. When Ernst later drops Peggy off back at her house, she comes in to find that Bobby is having Thanksgiving with Bill, and, to her horror, that Hank has managed to prepare all of her trademark dishes - without her. However, Hank explains that he didn't marry her because he needed her to cook and clean for him, but because he loves her. Together, the two sit down to a Thanksgiving feast featuring all of Peggy's favorites.
A minor subplot involves Bill and Dale getting into a million-dollar bet over whether Bill can toss his empty beer can into the bin. Bill fails, but goes along with what he assumes is just a joke and cuts Dale a check. When Dale actually cashes the check and finds that he can only get as much money as Bill had in his account for it ($418.75), he settles for that amount; Bill is later surprised to discover that his account is empty when he attempts to buy Thanksgiving groceries, and finds out that Dale is not only behind it but also intends to eventually extract his full winnings. During the credits, Bill and Bobby break a wishbone, again for a million dollars; when it breaks in Bill's favor he demands his million from Bobby, and Dale appears and demands Bill's million. Bill apologizes to Bobby, confessing that Dale had put him up to it.
, 18 Susan B. Anthonys
2
North Carolinas and a Utah
. The Utah state quarter wasn't released until 2007.
King of the Hill
King of the Hill is an American animated dramedy series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, that ran from January 12, 1997, to May 6, 2010, on Fox network. It centers on the Hills, a working-class Methodist family in the fictional small town of Arlen, Texas...
, and the 4th episode of the 7th season. The episode's title is a reference to the 1976 film Goodbye Norma Jean, about the life of Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s....
. This episode is rated TV-PG.
Plot
BobbyBobby Hill (King of the Hill)
Robert Jeffrey "Bobby" Hill is a character on the animated series King of the Hill and is voiced by Pamela Adlon. Bobby is the only child of Hank and Peggy Hill.- Biography :...
is in danger of failing home economics
Home Economics
Home economics is the profession and field of study that deals with the economics and management of the home and community...
due to his clowning around, and receives a take-home exam in the form of a stained cheerleader outfit to clean. With Hank
Hank Hill
Henry Rutherford "Hank" Hill Age 50 animated series King of the Hill. Hank lives in Arlen, Texas and works at the fictional Strickland Propane selling propane and propane accessories. Hank's voice is provided by series creator Mike Judge. The Economist named Hank Hill as one of the wisest people...
already angry with him for taking home ec as a guy, Bobby seeks assistance in stain removal from Peggy
Peggy Hill
Margaret J. "Peggy" Hill is a fictional character in the American animated series King of the Hill.-Biography:Peggy is the matriarch of the Hill family, and the wife of series protagonist Hank Hill. She wears rimless glasses and is generally seen wearing cut-off blouses and culottes...
, and she all too gladly takes control and douses the garment in bleach - which not only damages the cheerleader outfit, but also destroys Hank's favorite pair of blue jeans
Blue Jeans
"Blue Jeans" is a sentimental popular song written by Harry D. Kerr and Lou Traveller in 1920. In the song, the singer is reminiscing about a long-ago young love that happened somewhere in the "hills of the old Cumberland." The chorus echoes the singer's longing:* The Parlor Songs Collection.* by...
, his dungarees. With Hank now even more upset with Bobby's home ec endeavors, Bobby humbly seeks help from his teacher, who teaches him how to sew an entirely new pair from a bolt of denim
Denim
Denim is a rugged cotton twill textile, in which the weft passes under two or more warp threads. This produces the familiar diagonal ribbing identifiable on the reverse of the fabric, which distinguishes denim from cotton duck. Denim has been in American usage since the late 18th century...
, using the old jeans as a pattern. Peggy is astonished at first with how straight Bobby's seams are compared to her own, but her astonishment turns to jealousy when the jeans fit Hank perfectly and he cannot stop raving about them.
Peggy serves her usual Tuesday platter of pork chops for dinner, but Bobby pulls a beautiful pot roast from the oven and brings it to the table, asking Hank to sign a homework card for it. Hank tries a slice before signing, and finds himself going back for seconds and thirds, telling a now indignant Peggy that they ought to eat Bobby's roast and save her pork chops for another night. After dinner Peggy seeks help from Nancy, who lends her a homemaking magazine; Peggy spies an article featuring a magnificent Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Thanksgiving is celebrated each year on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. In Canada, Thanksgiving falls on the same day as Columbus Day in the...
centerpiece, but ends up using yard waste to assemble a sad-looking collection of twigs and bird nests in the dining room.
Peggy winds up contracting fleas from the bird nests, and heads to the hair salon to have her hairdresser Ernst, a near-perfect embodiment of the gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
hairdresser stereotype, remove them. She bemoans how Bobby is replacing her as a homemaker, and Ernst suggests that she make up in the bedroom for her son's usurpation everywhere else in the house and gives her a makeover, complete with a new hairdo. She returns home to find that Bobby has already prepared a fantastic dinner in her absence. Peggy remains determined to seduce Hank out of his admiration for Bobby's new domestic skills, but Hank is still raving about Bobby's cooking, and begins to gag from the fumes of Peggy's hairstyling products and turns in for the night.
During the night, Hank keeps getting woken up by Peggy's hair fumes, and she awakens to find him pulling their beds apart to escape them. Furious, she storms out to sleep on the couch, only to find Bobby cleaning; he offers her his bed, wanting to continue his housework, and she grudgingly accepts. Hank later invites Bobby to sleep in Peggy's bed since the couch is still damp from cleaning, but he and Bobby instead stay up watching TV, eating snacks, and talking, leaving Peggy feeling even more left out than ever. After confronting them, she retreats back into Bobby's room, whereupon she notices the corner of the homemaking magazine sticking out from under Bobby's mattress. She calls Hank in, eagerly expecting him to become upset at this discovery; he instead asks if Bobby can prepare a Thanksgiving turkey as featured in the magazine. To Peggy's further consternation, Bobby has already started preparing it! Hank decides that Bobby ought to prepare the entire Thanksgiving feast this year, and Bobby asks if Peggy can place the turkey in the oven for him while he and Hank search for the holiday dishware. Livid, Peggy instead absconds with the turkey on Bobby's bike.
Peggy heads to Ernst's apartment, thinking to share the turkey with someone who, like her, is alone on Thanksgiving. But when she gets to the apartment she discovers that although he fits the stereotype in every other way he isn't actually gay, and has a loving wife and infant son. Ernst calls Hank and relates the situation to him, and Hank decides to take action. When Ernst later drops Peggy off back at her house, she comes in to find that Bobby is having Thanksgiving with Bill, and, to her horror, that Hank has managed to prepare all of her trademark dishes - without her. However, Hank explains that he didn't marry her because he needed her to cook and clean for him, but because he loves her. Together, the two sit down to a Thanksgiving feast featuring all of Peggy's favorites.
A minor subplot involves Bill and Dale getting into a million-dollar bet over whether Bill can toss his empty beer can into the bin. Bill fails, but goes along with what he assumes is just a joke and cuts Dale a check. When Dale actually cashes the check and finds that he can only get as much money as Bill had in his account for it ($418.75), he settles for that amount; Bill is later surprised to discover that his account is empty when he attempts to buy Thanksgiving groceries, and finds out that Dale is not only behind it but also intends to eventually extract his full winnings. During the credits, Bill and Bobby break a wishbone, again for a million dollars; when it breaks in Bill's favor he demands his million from Bobby, and Dale appears and demands Bill's million. Bill apologizes to Bobby, confessing that Dale had put him up to it.
Trivia
When Dale withdraws the money from Bill's account, he asks for 400 Sacagawea dollarSacagawea dollar
The Sacagawea dollar is a United States dollar coin that has been minted every year since 2000. These coins have a copper core clad by manganese brass, giving them a distinctive golden color. The coin features an obverse by Glenna Goodacre. The reverse design has varied, from 2000 to 2008...
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Susan B. Anthony dollar
The Susan B. Anthony dollar is a United States coin minted from 1979 to 1981, and again in 1999. It depicts women's suffrage campaigner Susan B. Anthony on a dollar coin. It was the first circulating U.S. coin with the portrait of an actual woman rather than an allegorical female figure such as...
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North Carolinas and a Utah
50 State Quarters
The 50 State Quarters program is the release of a series of circulating commemorative coins by the United States Mint. Between 1999 and 2008, it featured each of the 50 U.S. states on unique designs for the reverse of the quarter....
. The Utah state quarter wasn't released until 2007.